Where does “veselý” come from?

veselý (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

veselý (Czech): glad; merry

Definitions

  1. glad; merry

Ancestry of “veselý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicveselъmerry
2Proto-Balto-Slavicweselascheerful, merry, happy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “veselý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas →